Italian Greyhound
“The Drama Queen of the Couch Who Just Wants Warm Blankets and Admiration”
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Meet the Italian Greyhound—a combination of dainty royalty, silent film star, and Olympic bed-warmer. With legs like linguini and expressions worthy of a Shakespearean tragedy, this little dog is as elegant as it is melodramatic. Don’t let its sleek, aerodynamic figure fool you; this dog can fling itself across your furniture like an overcaffeinated ballerina… only to demand a heated blanket moments later.
They're affectionate to a fault, often burrowing under your hoodie or trying to share your pillow. Thunder? Time to hide in your armpit. A raised voice? Emotional damage. But praise them once and you’ll have a loyal shadow who looks like they belong in a Parisian perfume ad. Training them is totally possible—if you treat it more like a persuasive negotiation with a miniature aristocrat.
Grooming? Easy. Vet bills from leaping off the back of the couch in a burst of jazz hands? Less so.
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The Italian Greyhound is ultra-affectionate, often attaching to their humans like a velcro scarf. Playful and sprightly but not overwhelmingly energetic, they’re happiest zipping through the house in five-second bursts before collapsing in a sunbeam. These dogs are clever but sensitive—harsh words are unacceptable; mild disappointment is traumatic. They’re great for apartment living, but their dainty stature and diva energy mean you’re basically living with a miniature runway model in a tracksuit.
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